"America has two great dominant strands of political thought - conservatism,
which, at its very best, draws lines that should not be crossed;
and progressivism, which, at its very best, breaks down barriers that
should never have been erected."
-- Bill Clinton, Dedication of the Clinton Presidential Library, November 2004

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Doctor Dean has the credibility to address the charged issue or abortion from a medical perspective. For years, we've known him to be the strongest supporter of a woman's right to choose. But perhaps surprisingly, one of his rivals hasn't. During his first three terms in Congress, Dennis Kucinich compiled a consistently pro-life voting record, earning a 95-percent rating from the National Right to Life Committee.

Ahead of his presidential run, Kucinich changed his stance; he now claims to be pro-choice. But as David Enrich notes (in the National Review, of all places) Kucinich's historical opposition to choice should cost him votes in Iowa and New Hampshire -- and his recent flip-flop may undermine his credibility. Dean meanwhile is then insulated on the left...

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About Nation-Building

Nation-Building was founded by Aziz Poonawalla in August 2002 under the name Dean Nation. Dean Nation was the very
first weblog devoted to a presidential candidate, Howard Dean, and became the vanguard of the Dean netroot phenomenon, raising
over $40,000 for the Dean campaign, pioneering the use of Meetup, and enjoying the attention of the campaign itself, with Joe Trippi
a regular reader (and sometime commentor). Howard Dean himself even left a comment once. Dean Nation was a group weblog effort and counts
among its alumni many of the progressive blogsphere's leading talent including Jerome Armstrong, Matthew Yglesias, and Ezra Klein. After
the election in 2004, the blog refocused onto the theme of "purple politics",
formally changing its name to Nation-Building in June 2006.
The primary focus of the blog is on articulating
purple-state policy at home and
pragmatic liberal interventionism abroad.